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Heavyweight Champion: Jupiter!
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In this activity, patrons explore the concept of gravity and its relationship to weight by weighing themselves on scales modified to represent how much they would weigh on other worlds.
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| Add a Tech Twist | Required: You will need bathroom scales with dials (not digital) |
| Hints for uses in your library | After exploring the concept behind gravity and weight, invite patrons to test how much they would weigh on other planets but do not make it mandatory for them to participate |
| Related Links |
All About Jupiter
Make a planet mask! Mission to Jupiter! What is a barycenter? Mission to Jupiter Planet Jupiter, explained The Largest Planet Ready Jet Go The Amazing Red Planet |
| Originating Source | Education and Public Engagement at the Lunar and Planetary Institute |
| Related Books [Suggest a book] |
User's Guide to the Universe : Surviving the Perils of Black Holes, Time Paradoxes, and Quantum Uncertainty. by Dave Goldberg and Jeff Blomquist
Beyond Jupiter: The Story of Planetary Astronomer Heidi Hamel by Fred Bortz Destination, Jupiter / Jupiter by Seymour Simon Planet Jupiter by Ann O. Squire |